Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from A Literal Translation of the Alcestis of Euripides: With Introduction, Analysis, and Short Notes on the Translation, Grammar, and Parsing
First Epeisodion (142 A handmaiden relates to the Chorus the preparations which Alcestis is making for her death. She will come forth to take a last look at the sun. The Chorus (213 - 242) in alternate strains prays to Zeus and Paean for aid, and laments the loss of Admetus in the approaching death of Alcestis.
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